Síndrome de Cushing por secreción ectópica de ACTH: análisis del mecanismo fisiopatológico de la hipokalemia: comunicación de dos casos / Cushing syndrome with severe hipokalemia caused by ectopic ACTH secretion: report of two cases
Rev. méd. Chile
; 127(3): 332-6, mar. 1999. graf
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
We report a 42 years old male and a 66 years old female with a Cushing syndrome caused by ectopic ACTH secretion secondary to a carcinoid tumor. These patients had both severe hypokalemia, resistant to medical treatment and that subsided with bilateral adrenalectomy and supplementation with dexametasone. Cushing syndrome caused by ectopic ACTH secretion is characterized by a severe and rapidly evolving hypercortisolism. Hypokalemia is present in 90 percent of cases and is probably caused by a defect in 11 ß hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, that limits the binding of cortisol to aldosterone receptor, metabolizing it to cortisone. Therefore, this alteration will increase the mineralocorticoid action of cortisol
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International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
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Cushing Syndrome
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Hypokalemia
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile